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CARLOS FRANZETTI

THE JAZZ KAMERATA
plays the music of
miles davis ~ pat metheny ~ keith jarrett ~ clare fischer ~
eugenio toussaint ~ steve kuhn ~ claus ogerman ~ bill evans ~
wayne shorter ~ carlos franzetti



[JD283]

  1. Circle - MILES DAVIS
  2. Nefertiti - WAYNE SHORTER
  3. Last Years Waltz - STEVE KUHN
  4. Quiet Rising - PAT METHENY
  5. Allison's Dance - CARLOS FRANZETTI
  6. When Autumn Comes - CLARE FISCHER
  7. Prism - KEITH JARRETT
  8. Van Gogh - EUGENIO TOUSSAINT
  9. Very Early - BILL EVANS
10. Elegia - CLAUS OGERMAN

      Total Time 60:21


    Strings have long held a fascination for jazz musicians.   From bandleader Paul Whiteman, a violin and viola player who set out to “make a lady out of jazz,” and the “Bird with Strings” sessions in the early 50s, jazz musicians have been intrigued by both the symbolism and the sound of strings - with mixed results.   What sets The Jazz Kamerata apart is Carlos Franzetti.
    “My experience comes from both classical and jazz - and knowing each side I know there's a fine line you must not cross,” says Franzetti, a classically trained jazz pianist, singer, composer and arranger with active careers in jazz, pop and classical music.
    This is a great late night jazz album.   With Jazz Kamerata, Grammy Award® winning composer and arranger Carlos Franzetti has taken the best jazz standards from Miles Davis, Pat Metheny, Keith Jarrett, Wayne Shorter, Bill Evans and others, and arranged them for a chamber jazz ensemble, featuring strings and woodwinds in addition to bass, piano and saxophone.   There is a feature on Carlos Franzetti in the February 2005 issue of Jazziz Magazine.


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